The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and VA/privately provided treatment records. The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic urinary tract infections will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's service medical records were not of record and ordered them to be obtained as part of the development process.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urinary tract infections, urethritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0409305
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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